PS3 Rant!

[Goto10]

i think FPS need to be played with a keyboard and mouse.

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FPS on a console isn't great, keyboard and mouse are far superior for control, you can't beat the speed and accuracy of a mouse for aiming, an analogue stick is *far* slower.

Civilization Revolutions is quite playable on console though.

[RichardK]

No need to sit at the computer, thats what the 50" plasma is for. Computer doesnt even need to be in the same room. The computer doubles as a HTPC which can play blu-ray/HD DVD's and has all my music and videos on which are available at the touch of a button. Controlling the PC can be done through the iPhone.

Yes, I've done all that myself in various ways, but it's still not as consumer friendly as a straightforward console. I have a DLNA server running on my iMac that works with the PS3 and has every MST3K episode available on it as well as the entire iTunes library.

I know many others disagree but i think FPS need to be played with a keyboard and mouse. Also games like C&C are useless on game consoles using the controllers.

I don't know how well the games might support it, but these consoles have USB ports - I've got a PS2 (as in, PlayStation 2) keyboard from my PS2 Linux kit upstairs which would look very nice hooked up to the PS3, as well as the Dreamcast also having a keyboard - and indeed, the Xbox 360 has the messenger keypad, which if supported by a game as a controller could be really useful. Do the ports from PC retain any vestigial code to support keyboard input?

And Goto10 - I eat LARD with my hands, not butter! Seriously, I just find the Sixaxis uncomfortable compared to the 360 controller. I plan to get a Dualshock3 when Amazon gets them back in; last I looked they were £27 on Amazon and £35-39 in the shops

[Goto10]

PS3 & Unreal fully supports keyboard/mouse, just plug them in. It's not a console limitation, as you say they're equipped with USB ports, it's a developer restriction - we're at their mercy whether or not they want to make use of them.

[pcp]

i used to much prefer keyboard and mouse, got out of practise with them tho, horses for courses, as long as the game has been developed with a joypad in mind then all is fine, also i think using a pad adds a little bit of realism to a game, you can turn 180 degrees with a keyboard and mouse in 1/10th of a second

[matt_mr2t]

Holy snozzleberries you lot. How the hell did me moaning about the install times on the ps3 for gt5 get to using a keyboard for a fps? Talk about go off on a pointless tangent. I haven't even looked since it started to turn into a ps3 vs xbox row etc.

[Goto10]

also i think using a pad adds a little bit of realism to a game, you can turn 180 degrees with a keyboard and mouse in 1/10th of a second

Realism? If there was one of those f'king great big monsters behind me, I reckon I could turn around in 1/10th of a second too!